Where does “păpușoi” come from?
păpușoi (Romanian) comes from Romanian păpușă, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
păpușoi (Romanian): maize, corn
Definitions
- maize, corn
Ancestry of “păpușoi”, step by step
păpușoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian păpușă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păpușă | doll; puppet; pupa or nymph/larva in certain... |
| 2 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 3 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Romanian oi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oi | indefinite genitive/dative singular of oaie;... |